期刊
NEUROSCIENCE
卷 134, 期 3, 页码 877-887出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.03.016
关键词
forebrain development; erbB family; limbic system; stress; fear learning; HPA-axis
资金
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH45507] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [P3015052] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R37MH045507, R01MH045507] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
A reduction of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) expression in the spontaneous Waved-1 (Wa-1) mutant mouse causes specific behavioral and anatomical changes, including reduced fear learning and stress response and enlarged lateral ventricles. These alterations are observed predominantly in male Wa-1 mice after puberty. We hypothesized that regional differences in the expression of TGF alpha and its receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), may regulate the sexual dimorphism of the brain structures and functions during postnatal development. In general, fear learning-associated structures, including hippocampus and amygdala, showed maximum expression before puberty, regardless of genotype. In contrast, an overall temporal delay in the rise of both transcript levels, which peaked around or after puberty onset, was observed for the major stress regulatory hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. This pattern of expression was reversed for amygdala EGFR and hypothalamus TGF alpha and EGFR transcripts in males. When regional TGF alpha expression was compared between control and Wa-1 mice, far more complex patterns than expected were observed that revealed sex- and structure-dependent differences. In fact, the amygdala, hypothalamus, and pituitary TGF alpha. expression pattern in Wa-1 exhibited a clear sex dependency across various age groups. Surprisingly, there was no compensatory up-regulation of the EGFR transcript in Wa-1 mice. The observed expression patterns of the TGF alpha signaling system during normal development and in the Wa-1 mutant mouse suggest complex sex- and age-dependent transcription regulatory mechanisms. (c) 2005 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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